THE SEDITION SENTENCES

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1918, Page 4

THE SEDITION SENTENCES

ACTTOX OF WATERSIDE WORKERS RELEASE Ol 1 ' AIEN DEMANDJip. By TelegrA^—Press Associate, Christchurch, Last NightAt a very largely-attended meeting of the Lyttelton Waterside Workers' Union the following motion was oarritd unanimously:—"That this union views with alarm the unjust and outrageous sentences passed on Langley, Flood, and Hunter fox alleged sedition. We consider tliem a direct attack upon organised labor, and demand the immediate release of the men; that a copy of this resolution he forwarded to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Justice, and also to the newspapers."

ALLEGED SEDITIOUS UTTERANCES. CHARGES AGAINST 'A CLERGYMAN. ' Ciiristchureh, L&at Night. The Rev. James Henry G. Chappie, who preaches in Ohristchurcli, was charged at the Magistrate's Court this afternoon with having uttered sedition at Greymoutih. The charge stated that on March 29 he Baid:—"You are under the heels of the war lordls. We have not enough population for our own country, yet wo are lusting after the annexation of Samoa. The patriotic poison is in our sdhools: children are taught to salute the flag and taught to sing the National Anthem. I tell my children, when they come home, not to sing the National Anthem. lam hoping with a fervent hope that in this war Uheie will be no victor. To pray aibout a war is blasphemy. A woman goes down the valley of death to bring a child into the world. She nurses it, sends it to" school, sees it through the Sixth StandaJrd, then comes the call to arms, and it goes away to the war. What fort To die for its country, not to die for the profiteer."

Another charge stated that on the same occasion he said that Russia wanted war, England wanted war, the upper ola&s in New Zealand wanted war. Never has there been such a wonderful five days (meaning the days of t%e Russian Revolution). "The old Russia has gone and the new Rmssia has come in. I hope before I die to see a similar movement in New Zealand I hope the day will come i n New Zealand when these war loans will he repudiated. I hope not a .penny of the war loin will he repaid. You do not authorise them." Mr. Raymond, K.C., appeared for the prosecution, accused "being represented hv Mr. Twyneham. In aekinjr for an adjournment, counsel said inquiries would have to be made on the West Coast, and the defence would proihialblv he that the word, 3 were used with qualifications or "Mwations which would oonmletely disprove any charge of a seditions fen'A' remand was granted till next' Friday.